Red, White, and Blue Finger Jell-O Recipe

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This Jell-O recipe is… hands-down… the recipe that won me the title of the most well-liked Mom in my neighborhood. I say that “tongue-in-cheek,” of course. But kids love Jell-O, and if they can pick it up with their hands and eat it then that’s a bonus too. To put it over the top, it’s a festive and patriotic red, white, and blue!

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Ingredients

Directions

Spray a 9x13-inch pyrex pan with nonstick spray.

Make the blue layer: In a medium bowl, mix the blue Jell-O with 1 envelope of the unflavored gelatin. Add 2 cups boiling water and stir to dissolve. Cool to room temperature and pour into the prepared pan. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes, or until quite firm.

Make the white layer: In another bowl, mix sweetened condensed milk with 1 cup boiling water. In a separate small bowl, sprinkle 2 envelopes of unflavored gelatin over ½ cup cold water. Let stand for a few minutes and then add ½ cup boiling water to dissolve the gelatin. Add to the milk mixture and stir to combine. Cool to room temperature. Pour the white layer over the firmed-up blue Jell-O layer. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or until quite firm.

Make the red layer: In a medium bowl, mix the red Jello with 1 envelope of the unflavored gelatin. Add 2 cups boiling water and stir to dissolve. Cool to room temperature and pour over the firmed-up white layer. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or until firm.

Slice into individual servings (small enough to hold in your hand), scoop out with a small spatula, and serve. For a more festive look, turn some of them upside-down so you have both red and blue showing on your serving platter.

Cook's Note

*Be sure to let each layer come to room temperature before adding to the pan. Overly warm layers will melt the firmed-up layer, and you don’t want that to happen!*Experiment with using different colors at other times of year (red and green for Christmas, green and yellow for St. Patrick’s Day, etc).